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01 Mar 06 - 07:11 AM (#1682067) Subject: Earworm From: Windsinger SOURCE: the German Ohrwurm ALTERNATE NAMES: "repetunitis", "melodymania" DESCRIPTION: A degenerative condition which occurs when a certain song burrows into your brain like one of those slithery parasites from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and proves about as easy to dislodge. REMEDIES: -Try to drive it out with a second, equally annoying song -- as suggested by the folks at Maim That Tune. -Try to transmit the pest to another host. (WARNING: this may just lead to hearing the song in stereo.) -Forget it and resign yourself to your fate. So how about it? What tunes loop themselves around YOUR cerebral cortex in this horrible fashion? With me, right now it's "Barrett's Privateers"....THANKS A #%#!ED LOT, SEAMUS! Slán, ~Fionn www.geocities.com/children_of_lir |
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01 Mar 06 - 08:05 AM (#1682099) Subject: RE: Earworm From: Grab When I was 18, I walked the West Highland Way to the accompaniment of an internal version of Chris Rea's "Auberge" damn near every step of the way. Nice stompy tune, and the beat was just slightly quicker than my base walking cadence so it kept me moving faster. Even now, I use it to pick my feet up when I'm walking. Graham. |
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01 Mar 06 - 08:32 AM (#1682137) Subject: RE: Earworm From: Windsinger Forgot to mention, in addition to "Maim That Tune" site: Dave Barry has a Book of Bad Songs which contains many pop (and some folk) specimins of this pernicious breed of vermin. Instead of leaflets, the military should try dropping copies of THAT behind enemy lines. Downright debilitating. Slán, ~Fionn www.geocities.com/children_of_lir |
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01 Mar 06 - 08:44 AM (#1682148) Subject: RE: Earworm From: The Fooles Troupe Reminds me of The Goon Show that created the ultimate military weapon, a joke so funny that everyone who read or heard it died laughing... |
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01 Mar 06 - 08:53 AM (#1682162) Subject: RE: Earworm From: jacqui.c Robin - I remember that as being a Python sketch. Did they steral it from the Goons? I've always got an earworm, can't remember a time when there wasn't a song going round in my head. Right now it's Dark Island. |
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01 Mar 06 - 09:02 AM (#1682174) Subject: RE: Earworm From: The Fooles Troupe I never make misteaks! |
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01 Mar 06 - 09:47 AM (#1682231) Subject: RE: Earworm From: Windsinger According to a study done three years ago, the "Baby Back Ribs" jingle from Chili's was voted the most insidious earworm of all time, at the time. Slán, ~Fionn www.geocities.com/children_of_lir |
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01 Mar 06 - 09:55 AM (#1682242) Subject: RE: Earworm From: GUEST I have a jukebox in the head that's on random select all the time. At the moment it's Colin Scott's "Edward and Charlie and me" The horrors come when it randomly selects "My boy Lollipop." |
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01 Mar 06 - 11:17 AM (#1682302) Subject: RE: Earworm From: JulieF The frightening thing for us, the permanently afflicted, is that there are people out there who are immune, although I have never met anyone who has been cured ! J |
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01 Mar 06 - 12:28 PM (#1682370) Subject: RE: Earworm From: Gedpipes Don't talk to me about ear worms! Blue skies |
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01 Mar 06 - 12:37 PM (#1682387) Subject: RE: Earworm From: Windsinger There's a lovely parody of the Frank Loesser song "Inchworm" dying to be crafted, here... Slán, ~Fionn www.geocities.com/children_of_lir |
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01 Mar 06 - 02:13 PM (#1682438) Subject: RE: Earworm From: Windsinger ...and here it is. "Earworm, earworm Seizing my cerebrum Aggravating melody An endless loop of pain. "Earworm, earworm Crippling my consciousness There must be some way to flush You out of my poor brain. "Earworm, earworm F#$!ing up my faculties You and your annoying tune Are driving me insane." (Be fair, it's only a rough draft.) Slán, ~Fionn www.geocities.com/children_of_lir |
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01 Mar 06 - 02:25 PM (#1682454) Subject: RE: Earworm From: PoohBear LMAO!!! |
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01 Mar 06 - 02:28 PM (#1682461) Subject: RE: Earworm From: Clinton Hammond When I get 'em, I find the best way to get rid of them it to play the song at gigs..... Got me over Todd Sniders "Beer Run" :-) |
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01 Mar 06 - 02:29 PM (#1682467) Subject: RE: Earworm From: Morticia Are there really people who don't suffer from this? How do I apply to be one? You can call me Al, by the way........no, not call me Al......that's what I have going around today, to be specific, the bridge only......do do, do do, do do, do do........argggghhhh! |
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01 Mar 06 - 02:40 PM (#1682481) Subject: RE: Earworm From: Windsinger I have one thing to say. "MAH-NA MAH-NA!" (doot doo, doo doo doo.) Slán, ~Fionn www.geocities.com/children_of_lir |
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01 Mar 06 - 02:48 PM (#1682493) Subject: RE: Earworm From: GUEST,leeneia What happens if you pick up an instrument and play something else? Perhaps that puts the musical parts of your brain to work, and they can forget about playing the earworm to the rest of your body. |
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01 Mar 06 - 04:08 PM (#1682579) Subject: RE: Earworm From: Windsinger Well...you could try. But you gotta sleep sometime. That's when the Wurm really starts to gnaw at ME. Slán, ~Fionn www.geocities.com/children_of_lir |
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01 Mar 06 - 04:19 PM (#1682592) Subject: RE: Earworm From: Kaleea When you spend most of your time with a 16 month old with a quite limited vocabulary who can only sing extremely small portions of a song, over & over & over & over & over--you can go somewhat crackers with that portion of the song. Right now her fav song is E-I-E-I-OOOOOOh! E-I-E-I-OOOOOOOOh!! Much as I'd like to, I can't pick up an instrument & play a different tune since I just put the little Monkey down for a nap. |
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01 Mar 06 - 05:12 PM (#1682605) Subject: RE: Earworm From: GUEST Be glad she's not old enuff to learn The Song That Never Ends. |
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01 Mar 06 - 11:19 PM (#1682909) Subject: RE: Earworm From: Dan Schatz Feh. That most insidious of creatures. I usually find that listening to the song through, from beginning to end, or singing it tends to help. If that doesn't work, I just try not to worry about it. Sooner or later it'll go away. One time, for example, I had this tune in my... what? It's back? NOOOOOOOooooooooooooo......! Dan Schatz |
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01 Mar 06 - 11:36 PM (#1682916) Subject: RE: Earworm From: open mike don't think i know the inch worm song, but now i have this one going thru my head (and out the otehrt side) glow little glow worm, glimmer, glimmer.. |
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02 Mar 06 - 01:56 AM (#1682965) Subject: RE: Earworm From: The Fooles Troupe "What happens if you pick up an instrument and play something else? Perhaps that puts the musical parts of your brain to work, and they can forget about playing the earworm to the rest of your body. " No----- all you can play is THAT GODDAM TUNE! |
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02 Mar 06 - 06:51 AM (#1683069) Subject: RE: Earworm From: Windsinger Morticia rightly brings up that the instrumental hook from "Call me Al" (Paul Simon) can loop in your head until all life functions cease. Slán, ~Fionn www.geocities.com/children_of_lir |
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02 Mar 06 - 07:44 AM (#1683091) Subject: RE: Earworm From: jacqui.c It has been Matt Hyland up to now today but I think that will be replaced by 'Earworm Earworm.... Need more lyrics please Fionn! |
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02 Mar 06 - 08:25 AM (#1683118) Subject: RE: Earworm From: Windsinger OK, :) last night I did tweak it a little for scansion and added a new verse: Earworm, earworm Seizing my cerebrum; Pernicious piece of doggerel Repetetive refrain. Earworm, earworm Crippling my consciousness Mind-devouring melody And endless loop of pain. Earworm, earworm Withering my will to live There must be some way to Extricate you from my brain. Earworm, earworm F#$!ing up my faculties You and your annoying tune Are driving me insane. Slán, ~Fionn www.geocities.com/children_of_lir |
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02 Mar 06 - 10:30 AM (#1683246) Subject: RE: Earworm From: GUEST,celia make...it...stop... |
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02 Mar 06 - 12:41 PM (#1683359) Subject: RE: Earworm From: Windsinger But it NEVER stops, that's the point! It's the Earworm Ouroboros! ;) Slán, ~Fionn www.geocities.com/children_of_lir |
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02 Mar 06 - 06:45 PM (#1683656) Subject: RE: Earworm From: GUEST,Nancy King at work My son Ken suggested at one point that singing "Gary Indiana" is a good cure. It seems to work (mostly), but the downside involves the not inconsiderable risk of installing THAT as the next earworm.... Nancy |
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02 Mar 06 - 07:47 PM (#1683713) Subject: RE: Earworm From: JohnInKansas I am violating my longstanding rule of always reading threads in their entirety. I have skipped directly to the end of the page because I am sure someone will have mentioned IT and even seeing the name of IT will immedieately subject me to a week or more of having IT running around in my brain and taking over my every thought. I'm sorry that I cannot tell you more about IT but even typing Sometimes even just thinking about thinking about IT is sufficient. I only hope I can get this done before IT strikes ... ..................%$!@$!*********** ... ... ...too late. John |
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02 Mar 06 - 10:17 PM (#1683854) Subject: RE: Earworm From: jacqui.c Thanks for the extra verse Fionn. If you don't mind I shall use that at a song circle when i get a chance. |
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03 Mar 06 - 07:11 AM (#1684213) Subject: RE: Earworm From: Windsinger IT? Something to do with eBay I take it? (C'mon, you got me dyin' over here!) Sure jacqui, just credit? :) Slán, ~Fionn www.geocities.com/children_of_lir |
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06 Mar 06 - 04:32 PM (#1686656) Subject: RE: Earworm From: Windsinger Well, "Barrett's Privateers" has finally been ousted. :/ We have a new contender. The b'f has been playing this video game as nauseam; the background music for it has begun insinuating itself into my $#@!in' dreams. Slán, ~Fionn www.geocities.com/children_of_lir |
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06 Mar 06 - 07:48 PM (#1686839) Subject: RE: Earworm From: Gorgeous Gary My earworms vary all over the place. (Kinda like my musical tastes.) It depends on what CD's I've listened to recently, what's been on the radio, if I've just been to a concert, if I've just been to a filk convention. My current earworms seem to be alternating between Pinegay and Rostiboli Gigioso [sp?]. Both are frequently-practiced dances in the Rennaissance dance group I play for. Come Thursday I'm indulging the rock-n-roller in me and going to see Queen and Paul Rodgers. That should be good for a couple earworms there. -- Gary |
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06 Mar 06 - 10:27 PM (#1686929) Subject: RE: Earworm From: The Fooles Troupe Stay away from The Bear Dance then Gary... |
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07 Mar 06 - 03:13 AM (#1686994) Subject: RE: Earworm From: GUEST,Sandy Andina ......two in two or four four in four or eight eight and eighth notes, sixteenths sixteenths and sixteenths, thirty------AAAAAAAARRRGGGHHH! (Every good earworm needs an intro) Currently I cannot get rid of "Black-Eye Peas be rappin' it RIIIIIIGGHHT NOWWWW" At least it beats "Hey Yah." Blessedly, "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" has failed to hijack my conscious brain. The US is far more dangerous earworm territory than the UK, IMHO. |
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07 Mar 06 - 03:26 AM (#1686996) Subject: RE: Earworm From: Purple Foxx Possibly the case,certainly my own "most difficult to exorcise " one comes from the U.S. It was sung by Andy Williams. It was the theme from a film which co-starred Cary Grant & Audrey Hepburn. No more clues. |
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07 Mar 06 - 06:44 AM (#1687099) Subject: RE: Earworm From: The Fooles Troupe Bum, Schuwady, wady, Bum, Schuwady, wady, Bum, Schuwady, wady, ... |
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09 Mar 06 - 07:25 AM (#1689052) Subject: RE: Earworm From: Windsinger ...and now, thanks to the other night's DVD, it's "Walk The Line" (punctuated by bits of "Ring of Fire," which I've sometimes suspected of being the same song.) Slán, ~Fionn www.geocities.com/children_of_lir |
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09 Mar 06 - 04:57 PM (#1689502) Subject: RE: Earworm From: The Fooles Troupe "Walk Line - My Ring of Fire" |